How To Install libdiscid on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscid on CentOS 7. libdiscid is C Library for creating MusicBrainz DiscIDs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscid on CentOS 7.

What is libdiscid

This C library libdiscid creates MusicBrainz DiscIDs from audio CDs. It reads the table of contents (TOC) of a CD and generates an identifier which can be used to lookup the CD at MusicBrainz. Additionally, it provides a submission URL for adding the DiscID to the database.

We can use yum or dnf to install libdiscid on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libdiscid.

Install libdiscid on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libdiscid using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdiscid

Install libdiscid on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libdiscid using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdiscid

How To Uninstall libdiscid on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libdiscid package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libdiscid

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdiscid on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.